occupancy
oc·cu·pan·cy/ˈɑk.jə.p(ə)n.(t)si/noun
occupancy is spelled O-C-C-U-P-A-N-C-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (oc·cu·pan·cy). It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, occupancy means “The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of occupancy is occupancies.
How many letters and syllables are in occupancy?
| Letters | 9: O-C-C-U-P-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: oc·cu·pan·cy |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is occupancy?
Occupancy appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce occupancy?
- US /ˈɑk.jə.p(ə)n.(t)si/
Occupancy has 4 syllables, split oc·cu·pan·cy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-occupancy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of occupancy
- occupancies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does occupancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
- 2
The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.
They had a five-year occupancy on the house.
- 3
The specific use to which something occupied is put.
This building is for residential occupancy.
- 4
A mode of acquiring title to a thing which belongs to nobody, by taking possession of it with an intent of acquiring such title.
The federal government's occupancy of immigration law precludes state action.
- 5
The expected frequency of a state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Occupancy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occup:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | occupation |
| German | Belegung |
| Portuguese | ocupação |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does occupancy come from?
From occupant + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).